About Nilgiri White Ironwood
Vepris bilocularis is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. The native range of this species is SW. & S. India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vepris bilocularis
- Genus
- Vepris
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Karakil, Moothassari, മൂത്താശ്ശാരി

Botanical family
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Nilgiri White Ironwood belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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